Ola Torgeir Lånke is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag

Sør-Trøndelag

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 in 1993, and has been re-elected on three occasions.

On the local level Lånke was a member of Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

 city council from 1991 to 1993.

He was the chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party

Youth of the Christian People's Party

The Young Christian Democrats is the youth league of Kristelig Folkeparti in Norway. The current leader of KrFU is Elisabeth Løland. They have approximately 2,000 members....

, the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party, from 1975 to 1976. Since 1997 he is a member of the national Christian Democratic Party board.

Outside of politics he has worked as a priest, having graduated from the MF Norwegian School of Theology

MF Norwegian School of Theology

The Norwegian School of Theology , is a private, independent, accredited Norwegian specialised university...

 as cand.theol.

Cand.theol.

Candidatus theologiæ , Candidata theologiæ , abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six year higher education in theology in Denmark and Norway. In Norway, the title has remained after the "Quality Reform", though it is equivalent to a Master of...

in 1977.